Defense Budget

AMERICA’S INCREDIBLE SHRINKING NAVY

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AMERICA’S INCREDIBLE SHRINKING NAVY By Steve Cohen  Mr. Cohen, an attorney at KDLM in New York, is a former director of the U.S. Naval Institute March 21, 2014 Americans may be war-weary after Iraq and Afghanistan. But the world is still a hostile place, and the U.S.Navy is stretched too […]

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KRAUTHAMMER – HOW TO STOP OR SLOW PUTIN

  THE WASHINGTON POST How to stop — or slow — Putin By Charles Krauthammer, March 14, 2014 The president of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council challenges critics of President Obama’s Ukraine policy by saying, “What are you going to do, send the 101st Airborne into Crimea?” Not exactly subtle. And rather silly, considering

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CUTTING THE NATIONAL GUARD

  THE WASHINGTON TIMES CUTTING THE NATIONAL GUARD IS PENNY-WISE AND POUND-FOOLISH By Rick Perry Friday, February 28, 2014 EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE:  The National Guard has proved over and over again that it is the most cost-efficient way to maintain a force of experienced, capable fighting men and women. The Guard can be maintained

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TROOPS RELY ON HOLIDAY CHARITY

  Please contact Operation Homefront  – www.operationhomefront.net or Fisher House – www.fisherhouse.org if you would like to help our military.    Fox News had a segment last week on charities that are most effective and Fisher House was first  on the  list.      Nancy    TROOPS HAVE TO RELY ON HOLIDAY CHARITY By Meredith Somers– The Washington Times Monday, December

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FEWER JETS AND SHIPS, MORE BUREAUCRATS

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MORE BUREAUCRATS, FEWER JETS AND SHIPS By John Lehman Mr. Lehman was secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and a member of the 9/11 Commission Dec. 10, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  The constant growth of the bureaucracy has resulted from reform initiatives from Congress and by executive order,

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AUSTRALIA AND CONSERVATISM

  Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Conservatism on Top Down Under Meet Tony Abbott, the likely next prime minister of Australia Fred Barnes September 2, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 48 Melbourne Absent a stunning reversal of fortune, Tony Abbott is a good bet to be the next prime minister of Australia. He’s the head

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‘TRANSFORMING’ AMERICA BECOMES DISARMING AMERICA

  THE WASHINGTON TIMES LYONS: ‘Transforming’ America becomes disarming America Chipping away at the military jeopardizes security By James A. Lyons  Retired Adm. James A. Lyons was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations. Monday, July 29, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  Strategically, our main

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FAILED MISSLE TESTS – OBAMA TO BLAME?

    GOP lawmakers blame Obama administration over failed missile tests By Barnini Chakraborty Published July 12, 2013 FoxNews.com Jan. 26, 2013: The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test of a three-stage Ground-Based Interceptor from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Missile Defense Agency) Four high-ranking Republican lawmakers criticized the Obama administration on Friday for

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TWO DIFFERING ARTICLES ON THE PRESIDENT’S NEW PROPOSED BUDGET

  Two very differing articles regarding the President’s new budget proposal.  The first article is from the Wall Street Journal and gives detailed and concise reasons why the President’s proposed budget will not promote faster growth and a healthier economy. The second article is from the New York Times regarding the President’s proposed budget which doesn’t

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